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Dev tools · January 29, 2024

Predirect- Extension to replace popular sites with privacy front ends

I made this extension to redirect links and embeds to sites like YouTube , Twitter(RIP), Reddit to their privacy frontends. It is inspired by Libredirect but it wasn't published in stores for easy use and required unnecessary permissions. List of supported sites and store links are in GitHub. Thanks for any feedback

Predirect- Extension to replace popular sites with privacy front ends launched on January 29, 2024 with 7 votes, #1,798 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

What it does

A manifest v3 web extension with minimal permissions to automatically redirect to privacy friendly frontends. ⭐️ Star to support our work! - pritkr/predirect

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